I thank the gentleman for yielding and I associate myself fully with his remarks. I thank the gentleman, Mr. Hoyer, for his great leadership. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the Republican's latest stopgap funding bill. I take great…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for her leadership. I also thank all of the members of the Rules Committee for the time that they put in bringing rules to the floor that relate to a vast array of legislation that we deal with…

Last night, on the eve of the first anniversary of President Trump's inauguration, President Trump earned an F for leadership. President Trump and congressional Republicans' obsession with passing a tax scam to benefit the wealthiest in…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I commend her for her great leadership as our ranking member on the Appropriations Committee--as we say, the almighty powerful Appropriations Committee on which I was proud to serve with the gentleman…

We are here to serve, not to be served.

I am proud of the House of Representatives for coming together on the floor of the House and in our various caucuses and conferences to discuss the important challenge that we all face: the balance that we have to protect the American…

The findings and recommendations released today are an outline of concrete steps that we can take to ensure our elections are more secure going forward.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I also thank all of the members of the Rules Committee for the exceptional service they provide to the House in reviewing legislation that will come to the floor. I particularly want to thank my…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me time, and, once again, I commend him for being a champion of middle class families. I want my colleagues all to hear the esteem in which we hold our Democratic members of the Ways and Means Committee…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and I salute him for his extraordinary leadership and being a champion for America's working families. I commend him and the Democratic members of the House Ways and Means Committee for putting forth the…

It is with profound sorrow that I rise to pay tribute to a dear friend and an extraordinary leader, Mayor Ed Lee of San Francisco. All who knew Mayor Lee understood him to be a true gentleman of great warmth, positivity, and kindness. His…

But unfortunately, Mr. Jones is no -- is not out of step at all with Pelosi and Schumer.

I thank the gentleman for yielding; and I thank him, and the Democratic members of the Ways and Means Committee, for being committed to the truth: to the facts. To hear the distinguished chairman of the committee say what he said about the…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Brady) for his leadership, and I thank Chairman Harper for his as well. I thank them for bringing this legislation to the floor. Here it is, November 29, 2017, an historic day in the history of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and thank him for his superb leadership as the top Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee. I commend him, and all of our fellow Democrats on the committee, for standing up for the middle class in our…

I return to one of their statements: `` . . . this proposal appears to be the first Federal income tax modification in American history that will raise income taxes on the working poor while simultaneously providing a large tax cut for the…

The resolution rightfully expresses the urgent need for a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Yemen, which remains a stain of the conscience of the world. The resolution condemns violations of international law and specifically…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I accept his compliment on behalf of the House Democratic Caucus, which really developed the better deal. It sprang from our membership, with consensus based on our values that keep us united for…

No. Well, what you see is they haven't really talked to the American people because they don't want the American people to know what is in this bill. You would think that at the time when the bill is being marked up in committee, when they…

And I underestimated them because I know they would question them, so I gave a conservative view. It is worse. But you bring up the State and local, what SALT means, State and local taxes. The State and localities, did you see there is a…

Every single one of them is voting to raise the taxes of their constituents. And in California--not that they were from California--but the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that 5.5 million California…

New taxes. And we all want to encourage homeownership because it is putting down roots. Building community is very important. But it is not just California, it is across the country. We are speaking from our experience. We are holding the…

I thank you, because one thing that we must make sure they know is that this is not tax reform. It is not a tax cut unless you are in the top 2 percent or a corporation. But if you are a middle class American or a working family in our…

All 14 California Republicans, like lemmings to the sea, betraying the economic security of their constituents' families.

I thank the gentleman from Kentucky for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I particularly want to recognize Mr. Yarmuth's extraordinary leadership as the ranking member on the Budget Committee. As we all know, budget should be a statement of our…